Polyethylen

See also: polyethylen

German

Alternative forms

• Polyäthylen

Etymology

poly- +‎ Ethylen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoːliˌeːtyˈleːn/

• Audio

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Noun

Polyethylen n (strong, genitive Polyethylens, plural Polyethylene)

1. (chemistry) polythene (UK); polyethylene (US)

Usage notes

• Unlike English polythene, the German word is not everyday use. Thus outside of technical contexts, a word like “polythene bag” should be translated as Plastikbeutel.

Declension

Declension of Polyethylen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Polyethylen	die	Polyethylene
genitive	eines	des	Polyethylens	der	Polyethylene
dative	einem	dem	Polyethylen	den	Polyethylenen
accusative	ein	das	Polyethylen	die	Polyethylene

Further reading

• “Polyethylen” in Duden online